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UC acceptance rate at Poway High School

From fall 2023 to fall 2025, Poway High School in Poway (San Diego County) had 64% of its University of California applicants admitted to at least one campus (303 of 474). UC Berkeley admitted 8% (17 of 203). UCLA admitted 9% (24 of 273).

SourceUniversity of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

Any UC campus

64%

303 of 474, fall 2023 to fall 2025

UC Berkeley

8%

17 of 203, fall 2023 to fall 2025

UCLA

9%

24 of 273, fall 2023 to fall 2025

Fall 2025, every campus

Applicants, admits and enrollees from Poway High School in fall 2025, beside the California rate that fall.

CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rateCalifornia
Any UC campus1641246276%77%
UC Berkeley717310%14%
UC Davis9140744%37%
UC Irvine86361242%23%
UCLA93869%10%
UC Merced3635Not published97%96%
UC Riverside6456788%87%
UC San Diego11425822%25%
UC Santa Barbara105381336%33%
UC Santa Cruz5945576%72%

Fall 2023 to fall 2025, three-year total

A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateCaliforniaCompared
Any UC campus47430364%72%8 points below California
UC Berkeley203178%15%7 points below California
UC Davis2407531%37%6 points below California
UC Irvine2627529%23%6 points above California
UCLA273249%10%1 point below California
UC Merced747297%94%3 points above California
UC Riverside13510578%78%Same as California
UC San Diego3527020%26%6 points below California
UC Santa Barbara3048428%31%3 points below California
UC Santa Cruz1549964%65%1 point below California

Every fall since 1994

Any UC campus, UC Berkeley and UCLA. A blank year is a year UC did not print both applicants and admits.

FallAppliedAdmittedAny UCBerkeleyUCLA
202516412476%10%9%
20241498960%9%10%
20231619056%6%8%
20221518053%10%9%
202117110461%10%10%
202015110268%25%17%
20191347858%20%12%
20181559763%13%9%
201715810063%22%11%
20161368865%18%14%
20151449264%26%24%
201416810361%19%15%
201314410774%21%22%
201214810470%32%30%
201118012368%22%26%
201016715190%27%37%
200917616493%24%19%
200819117793%35%34%
200719117190%31%22%
200616513783%27%28%
200517115691%30%21%
200417212774%39%26%
200317416394%13%19%
200216214690%30%26%
200119917789%23%22%
200015713687%30%37%
199919715981%32%35%
199818115787%34%27%
199717313779%33%28%
199613411888%49%33%
199513310478%42%45%
19941069085%33%64%

Mean GPA, fall 2025

UC’s weighted, capped GPA. A blank is a blank UC left.

CampusAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
UC Berkeley4.034.28Not published
UC Davis4.024.183.98
UC Irvine3.914.184.14
UCLA3.984.314.31
UC Merced3.943.97Not published
UC Riverside3.843.943.93
UC San Diego3.944.274.24
UC Santa Barbara4.014.244.18
UC Santa Cruz3.964.094.05

By race and ethnicity, any UC campus, fall 2023 to fall 2025

Groups UC printed for Poway High School. A group UC left blank, because the count was under five applicants or three admits, is not in the table.

GroupAppliedAdmittedAdmit rate
African American221568%
American Indian55100%
Asian1167867%
Hispanic/Latinx1106559%
White18611763%
Not stated171482%

How the numbers are counted

Every school number is from the University of California Information Center’s Admissions by source school tables, for California public and private high schools, fall 1994 to fall 2025. A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits. UC leaves a number blank when fewer than five students applied or fewer than three were admitted or enrolled, and this page does not fill a blank in. The California line adds every printed applicant and admit in the state. Any UC campus means a student admitted to at least one campus, as UC counts it. GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped GPA, not the GPA on a transcript.

A school has its own page when the University of California printed both applicants and admits for at least 3 fall terms, including at least 2 falls from 2023 to 2025, and at least 30 applicants in those window years.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "UC acceptance rate at Poway High School," https://aristoscholars.com/tactics/essentials/uc-acceptance-rates-by-high-school/poway-high-school, updated October 31, 2026. Figures from the University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

Questions

What is the UC acceptance rate at Poway High School?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, Poway High School in Poway (San Diego County) had 64% of its University of California applicants admitted to at least one campus (303 of 474). UC Berkeley admitted 8% (17 of 203). UCLA admitted 9% (24 of 273).
What is the UC Berkeley acceptance rate at Poway High School?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, UC Berkeley admitted 8% of applicants from Poway High School (17 of 203). A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.
What is the UCLA acceptance rate at Poway High School?
From fall 2023 to fall 2025, UCLA admitted 9% of applicants from Poway High School (24 of 273). A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.
Which years do these Poway High School UC acceptance rates cover?
The tables run from fall 1994 through fall 2025, the latest term the University of California has published. The lead figures are fall 2023 to fall 2025.
Does the UC acceptance rate at Poway High School predict one student's chances?
No. The rate averages every application Poway High School sent, the strongest with the weakest. It is a starting point for a college list. A Specialist can read one student's grades and activities against it. You can also use Chance Me or ask on the forum.

What this rate cannot tell you

Poway High School’s rate is the average of every application the school sent. It is not one student’s chance. For that, check a profile against the schools on the list, talk with a Specialist, or ask in public.

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